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The Single UNIX &reg; Specification, Version 2<br>
Copyright &copy; 1997 The Open Group

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<h4><a name = "tag_000_008_084">&nbsp;</a>NAME</h4><blockquote>
remove - remove files
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_085">&nbsp;</a>SYNOPSIS</h4><blockquote>
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#include &lt;<a href="stdio.h.html">stdio.h</a>&gt;

int remove(const char *<i>path</i>);
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</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_086">&nbsp;</a>DESCRIPTION</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>remove()</i>
function causes the file named by the pathname pointed
to by path to be no longer accessible by that name. A subsequent
attempt to open that file using that name will fail, unless it is
created anew.
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If
<i>path</i>
does not name a directory,
<i>remove</i>(<i>path</i>) is equivalent
to <i>unlink</i>(<i>path</i>).
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If
<i>path</i>
names a directory,
<i>remove</i>(<i>path</i>)
is equivalent to
<i>rmdir</i>(<i>path</i>).
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_087">&nbsp;</a>RETURN VALUE</h4><blockquote>
Refer to
<i><a href="rmdir.html">rmdir()</a></i>
or
<i><a href="unlink.html">unlink()</a></i>.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_088">&nbsp;</a>ERRORS</h4><blockquote>
Refer to
<i><a href="rmdir.html">rmdir()</a></i>
or
<i><a href="unlink.html">unlink()</a></i>.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_089">&nbsp;</a>EXAMPLES</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_090">&nbsp;</a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_091">&nbsp;</a>FUTURE DIRECTIONS</h4><blockquote>
None.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_008_092">&nbsp;</a>SEE ALSO</h4><blockquote>
<i><a href="rmdir.html">rmdir()</a></i>,
<i><a href="unlink.html">unlink()</a></i>,
<i><a href="stdio.h.html">&lt;stdio.h&gt;</a></i>.
</blockquote><h4>DERIVATION</h4><blockquote>
Derived from the POSIX.1-1988 standard and ANSI C standard
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